The Padres 45th season opens Monday morning at 10:10 a.m. against the Mets in New York.

The Padres will open the season wounded. Third baseman Chase Headley will miss the first two weeks to opening month of the season while on the disabled list with a fracture to the bone at the tip of his left thumb. And his projected sub, Logan Forsythe, will miss the first six weeks of the season due to plantar fasciitis in his right foot.

So Cody Ransom, who a week ago figured to be starting the season at Triple-A Tucson, will be the Padres Opening Day third baseman against Mets left-handed starter Jonathon Niese.

Right-hander Edinson Volquez, who helped the Dominican Republic win the World Baseball Classic, will be the Padres Opening Day starter for the second straight season and will be making his third Opening Day start (also with the Reds in 2011). Volquez was the starting pitcher for the Dominican Republic in the first game of all three rounds.

With Niese starting for the Mets, the Padres will be going with a right-handed-heavy lineup that includes Chris Denorfia in right and in the lead-off position and Ransom at third.

Fox Sports San Diego will telecast the Padres for the second straight season, although subscribers of Time Warner Cable are still blocked out from seeing the Padres on television. The radio broadcasts are carried on 1090-AM and 860-AM (Spanish).

The Padres are 4-3 in their last seven Opening Day games and are 20-24 overall on Opening Day. This is only the second time the Padres have faced the Mets on Opening Day. In 1997, the Padres defeated the Mets 12-5 on Opening Day at Qualcomm Stadium. The Mets had a 4-3 edge on the Padres last season and won three of the four games played at Citi Field (May 24-27). That series was part of a 1-9 road trip that dropped the Padres to 17-35.

Second baseman Jedd Gyorko will become only the 28th rookie in the history of the Padres to start on opening day. The last Padre to make their major league debut as an Opening Day starter was second baseman Josh Barfield in 2006.

The Padres finished spring training with a 16-20 record in Cactus League play.

The Padres finalized their roster Sunday by placing starting pitchers Cory Luebke and Casey Kelly on the 60-day disabled list and third baseman Headley, infielder Forsythe and infielder-outfielder James Darnell (right oblique strain) on the 15-day disabled list.

Luebke is rehabbing from Tommy John surgery and is expected to rejoin the Padres around the All-Star break. Kelly will undergo elbow reconstruction surgery Tuesday and will miss the entire 2013 season. Placing both on the 60-day disabled list opened spots on the 40-man roster for Gyorko and Ransom, who came to spring training as non-roster players.

PADRES at METS

Time: 10:10 a.m. Game: 1 of 3

TV: Fox Sports San Diego

Radio: 1090-AM, 860-AM (Spanish)

Today’s matchup

Padres RHP Edinson Volquez (11-11 last season, 4.14 ERA)

Volquez vs. the Mets: 0-4 career, 6.46 ERA in five starts.

Volquez at Citi Field: 0-2 career, 3.55 ERA in two starts.

Volquez, 29, will be making his third Opening Day start and his second straight in as many seasons for the Padres. He was a late sub last year when announced Opening Day starter Tim Stauffer went on the disabled list just before the start of the season. Volquez was the losing pitcher in a 5-3 loss to the Dodgers, allowing three runs (two earned) on three hits and four walks over five innings. He struck out seven. Volquez also started the opener in all three rounds of the World Baseball Classic for the Dominican Republic champions. He was 0-2 against the Mets last season with a 7.36 ERA in two starts. Volquez had a 5.06 ERA in the first innings of his 32 starts last year and has a career ERA of 5.70 in his first innings. Volquez’s 105 walks in 2012 were the most in the National League.

Mets LHP Jonathon Niese (13-9 last season, 3.40 ERA)

Niese vs. the Padres: 1-2 career, 1.99 ERA in three starts.

Niese at Citi Field: 15-18 career, 3.96 ERA in 48 starts.

Niese, 26, starts his fourth full season with the Mets. He was 6-5 with a 3.74 ERA in 15 starts at Citi Field last season. He was 7-4 with a 3.04 ERAS on the road last season. Niese did not face the Padres last season. Both left-handed and right-handed hitters reach base 29 percent of the time against Niese. The left-hander blew hot and cold in 2012. He had a 1.61 ERA in his wins and a 7.24 ERA in his losses.